Update 6:30 p.m.: The National Weather Service has allowed the tornado warning to expire for East and Central Palm Beach County.

Update 6:05 p.m.: A strong line of thunderstorms extending from 7 miles west of North County Airport to 8 miles southwest of Lion Country Safari has triggered a severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern Palm Beach County.

UPDATE 5:55 p.m.: A tornado warning has been issued for northern-central Palm Beach County until 6:30 p.m. The areas that might see tornadoes include Loxahatchee Groves, Royal Palm Beach and The Acreage.

The National Weather Service is warning of possible quarter-size hail, and are calling this a “dangerous storm” that will be near Lion Country Safari around 6:30 p.m.

Warm surface air shooting into a frigid upper atmosphere is one recipe for thunderstorms. A muggy overnight where temperatures dropped only into the mid-70s in West Palm Beach means daytime temperatures could heat up quickly.

“Daytime heating in combination with the frontal boundary and upper trough in this rich atmosphere should bring robust coverage of showers and storms as we head into the afternoon, especially as both sea breezes get going,” NWS forecasters in Miami wrote in their morning discussion.

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Kim Miller is the weather reporter for The Palm Beach Post.

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